FAQ

The Border Collie can make a great pet for the right owner and family. The most important thing is that they get lots of exercise, attention, and stimulation. Owners need to keep in mind that Border Collies are highly intelligent and bred to herd sheep all day. They should be treated accordingly.

Yes! It’s a breed that enjoys exercising, however their physical activity requirement cannot be fulfilled with a yard or open space to run. They like interacting with other people and love playing with their owners. Given the fact it’s a “working breed”, they like their mind stimulated in some job or anything that keeps them engaged, that is why they need to be trained compared to other family-friendly dog breeds. As an owner you have to make use of their endless energy and must use it to develop their positive behaviour, otherwise you’re asking for bad behaviour problems.

Border Collies are one of the most intelligent and smart dogs that are naturally blessed with fast learning skills. Because they learn and adapt to training quickly, it makes them a breed that is easy to train if the training methods you’re using are correct. They learn best when the trainer is applying positive reinforcement approach.

Just because their characteristics says that this breed learns new things quickly doesn’t mean you’re job will be easier. Obviously, it’s a perfect breed to train difficult tricks but sometimes simple tricks become difficult for the trainer to teach if the methods he/she is using are not correct or maybe they are not using them with the right strategy.

Just like how fast they pick up training tricks and commands, the same way they also pick-up bad habits that can be a huge problem to overcome. Therefore, it is very important to train them at a young age to help them become a well-behaved pet and do not pick-up bad behaviour.

Just like any other breed with long hair double coat, Border Collies also shed during their shedding season which is winter. However, it can be controlled by regular brushing and taking care of their diet.

Absolutely Not. I personally know many Border Collie owners who live in small apartments with no outdoor space, but they are still able to raise happy and healthy Border Collies. Even though having lots of space where they can play and run always helps, but most importantly what you do need is the desire to raise a happy dog. All they want from you to spend time with them, and when they don’t get your attention, they will find other ways to entertain themselves, which means trouble for the owner (Biting, Nipping, Jumping, etc.).

Although they are bred to work in fields with farmers, they still make a very good family-friendly breed and generally are good with children and they also live in harmonies with other pets like cats and other dog breeds.

You can have Border Collies in different coat colours and patterns. Most common ones are: Black Tri-colored, Red, Brown, Full Black, Black and White, Red and White, Brown and White and Red tri-Colored. You can also get them in less popular colours such as merle, blue and fawn.

Oh, you name it! Border Collies love playing sports because their limitless energy and agile body makes them play all day long. Generally, a Border Collie dog can play sports such as tracking, flyball, agility, disc dog, herding, go fetch and many other games as well. They are good with trick training that require intelligence.

Herding is a part of their natural instinctive behaviour, but that doesn’t mean they herd at anything they see. An untrained or poorly trained Border Collie may develop herding as a habit, but that can be corrected with proper training by channelling their herding instincts.

The average cost of a purebred BC puppy is somewhere close to $1600-$2500 which can be more or less depending on the breeder and city where you live. However, the purchase price of the puppy is only the starting point, because the moment you bring home, you will have to spend more money on essentials like food and necessary accessories. Then there will be additional costs of vaccinations and routine health care.

Training is the most important part of the journey because a well trained BC is the key to raise a happy, healthy and obedient pet. Even though you can find plenty of information online about BC training, but if you are serious about it, we’d recommend buying a training guide, because that will help you understand your dog better to be able to train him with correct techniques and methods.